Clean Power Plan

With regulatory authority stemming from the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan targets emissions from existing power plants and outlines state-by-state reduction goals. RFF researchers are analyzing a variety of policy solutions for states to achieve compliance.

Testimony and Public Comments
Comments to the EPA on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a Replacement to the Clean Power Plan
Apr 12, 2018 | Dallas Burtraw | 18 pp.
Climate Change
Testimony and Public Comments
Comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan Dallas
Apr 12, 2018 | Dallas Burtraw, Amelia Keyes | 21 pp.
Climate Change
Journal Article
Air Pollution Success Stories in the United States: the Value of Long-Term Observations
Mar 15, 2018 | Timothy J. Sullivan, Charles T. Driscoll, Colin M. Beier, Dallas Burtraw, Ivan J. Fernandez, James N. Galloway, David A. Gay, Christine L. Goodale, Gene E. Likens, Gary M. Lovett, Shaun A. Watmough | pp. 69-73
This article highlights past examples of the use of science to document the effectiveness of policy in air quality management in order to inform public discourse.

Air Quality
Testimony and Public Comments
Comments to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and the Maryland General Assembly on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan
Jan 11, 2018 | Dallas Burtraw | 28 pp.
Climate Change
Past Seminar
What Does Repeal of the Clean Power Plan Mean for Future Climate and Energy Policies?
Dec 13, 2017
The Trump administration’s move to repeal the Clean Power Plan includes a revised estimate of the social cost of carbon as well as different approaches for considering ancillary public health benefits and the savings from improved fuel efficiency. This RFF seminar explored the implications of these revisions for the Clean Power Plan itself and for potential future energy and climate policies.

Air Quality Climate Change Energy and Electricity
Journal Article
Using Production Incentives to Avoid Emissions Leakage
Oct 26, 2017 | Karen L. Palmer, Dallas Burtraw, Anthony Paul, Hang Yin | pp. 45-56
Climate Change
Blog Post
Economic Reregulation, Environmental Deregulation, and the Future of US Coal-Fired Generation
Oct 17, 2017 | Karen L. Palmer
New regulatory proposals for carbon and US electricity markets present options for system-wide thinking in the sector.

Climate Change Energy and Electricity
Blog Post
Hazy Treatment of Health Benefits: The Case of the Clean Power Plan
Oct 13, 2017 | Alan J. Krupnick, Amelia Keyes
The Trump administration’s move to repeal the Clean Power Plan does not appropriately consider health benefits.

Climate Change
Blog Post
Casey Wichman on Global versus Domestic Benefits in Assessing US Climate Action
Oct 11, 2017 | Peter Nelson
Reconciling domestic and global estimates of the social cost of carbon will be a necessary challenge, especially to the extent that other countries look to the United States for climate leadership.

Climate Change
Blog Post
Trump’s Climate Executive Order Discards American Values
Mar 28, 2017 | Nathan Richardson
US climate policy cannot be shifted by executive order alone. But President Trump’s order on climate represents retreat and a commitment to destructive action that put the global economy and the lives of millions at risk.

Climate Change

GHG vs. GDP: Separating Signal from Noise

Adding Environmental Certainty to a Carbon Tax

Understanding a New Study on Oil and Gas Methane Emissions

The Economics of Electricity System Resilience

Economic Approaches to Understanding and Addressing Resilience in the Bulk Power System

What Research Says on Key Fracking Debate Issues

Richard G. Newell

Ann M. Bartuska

Raymond J. Kopp

Terri O'Brien

Ross van der Linde

Paula Wolferseder Yabar

European Union Reforms Its Carbon Emissions Market

How to Harness Human Nature in a Heatwave

Carbon Pricing for US Electricity Sector Now More Effective and Less Expensive

How to Harness Human Nature in a Heatwave

Carbon Pricing for US Electricity Sector Now More Effective and Less Expensive

Celebrating Collaborative Research and Expanding RFF’s Horizons

Clean Power Plan

Comments to the EPA on the Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a Replacement to the Clean Power Plan

Comments to the US Environmental Protection Agency on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan Dallas

Air Pollution Success Stories in the United States: the Value of Long-Term Observations

Comments to the Maryland Office of the Attorney General and the Maryland General Assembly on the Proposed Repeal of the Clean Power Plan

What Does Repeal of the Clean Power Plan Mean for Future Climate and Energy Policies?

Using Production Incentives to Avoid Emissions Leakage

Economic Reregulation, Environmental Deregulation, and the Future of US Coal-Fired Generation

Hazy Treatment of Health Benefits: The Case of the Clean Power Plan

Casey Wichman on Global versus Domestic Benefits in Assessing US Climate Action

Trump’s Climate Executive Order Discards American Values